BreezyLimbo
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are you really a winner though after having 99 competitors all be brutally slaughtered and you happened to be the last one to live, surrounded by corpses
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are you really a winner though after having 99 competitors all be brutally slaughtered and you happened to be the last one to live, surrounded by corpses
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's just humanity really.
Mario party and PUBG both exposes the frailties of our short era in this universe.
Mario party and PUBG both exposes the frailties of our short era in this universe.
Yeah you get a chicken dinner
Basileus777
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Coming back to Horizon after a several month layoff and wow I suck at this game now. I had been playing it on hard, but I've had to turn it down after going soft playing easy games like BOTW.
I feel like their tastes have been fairly consistent enough and lean in that direction often enough that decisions like those for them just shouldn't be surprising.
Plus some people (me) don't think 3D World is big hotness or anything. It's ight but I just don't care much for the highly linear mario design. And this is from someone who 100%'d that game. I can see people liking AssCreed4 over it.
Same way I can totally see why people were enamored by Shadow of Mordor. Killing those uruks was fun. And also Bayonetta 2 was kinda disappointing for me.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh I dunno, I usually enjoy playdates.
Haha. I dunno, maybe it's just cuz I find all the games they've picked for BYOBG dry as cat shit.
Saw this coming a mile away. I'm with you, bro.
3D World is nowhere near Galaxy 2 for me. Personal tastes and all, but at some point, while I do like those open world action games too, I just need to take a break from them. Mario 3D World, while not being innovative in the slightest, was at least different from the other games that came out that year.
It's fine they put AC4 on it, it's their list. I just find it amusing how they often argue that "it's just another X" or "it's just more of Y" while they play and award pretty much the same type of game over and over again. But if that's what they enjoy, go for it. For me personally I have reached a point in which building up a character/world in an open world action game just isn't enough anymore to feel super good about it. I like unlocking stuff too, but not to that degree. I'll definitely check out Horizon though. Not because I'm super into that genre but because people say the story is good and Aloy seems to be interesting.
Brewster's Wallet
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No contest. Steal my Sunshine stays as its at least its very fun to watch (its been great really)
(I can't stand PUBG, watching or playing, sadly)
I don't have an issue with what they put on their list, but their arguments for including/excluding things are always so arbitrary, inconsistent and facile.
Brad in particular is either on some Machiavellin disingenuousnous or just straight up oblivious to how selectively he applies criteria.
I guess that's kinda the sausage making appeal though.
Brad in particular is either on some Machiavellin disingenuousnous or just straight up oblivious to how selectively he applies criteria.
I guess that's kinda the sausage making appeal though.
I've seen enough of PUBG for my entire life.
i'm actually amazed by how well bayo 1 and 2 continue to play to GB even to this day (mostly off-hand mentions etc). They absolutely don't really have the technical appreciation for what an amazingly designed game it is but i think the gamefeel and spectacle of it always keeps them with it.
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what's the actual schedule for Steal my Sunshine?
I wish they'd been a little crazier with the gumball distribution.
I wish they'd been a little crazier with the gumball distribution.
Basileus777
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TBH I don't understand the reverence for Bayonetta 2. The first game is better, and Bayo 2 screams super low budget, has a ton of bad writing, and was kind of a disappointment after all the hype.
It's like the one game that year that Mordor was actually better than.
It's like the one game that year that Mordor was actually better than.
New blood and fresh design ethos are launching Nintendo into what could be another golden age. I enjoyed it but for as toybox charming 3D World was, it wasn't really new or crazy. Splatoon and Arms are fresh but have Nintendo style through and through, Treehouse's translations (or maybe even the orignal text) are allowed to get weird, and it feels like they're finally letting their younger producers make desicions on things because BotW and Odyssey both seem pretty out there in interesting ways (and working with Ubi for Xcom Mario is bonkers).
It's probably a good thing Miyamoto is becoming a Japanese Stan Lee. Nintendo's software is more exciting and interesting than it's been since maybe the early 3D days.
It's probably a good thing Miyamoto is becoming a Japanese Stan Lee. Nintendo's software is more exciting and interesting than it's been since maybe the early 3D days.
tryagainlater
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Bayonetta 2 is not even the best Platinum Wii U exclusive.
Exterminieren
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Best (attempted) GOTY betrayal was Alex attempting to throw Mario Kart 8 under the bus for Jazzpunk, and Dan flatly refusing to allow it.
Twin Tails
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its biggest sin is they jacked up the combat system just for infinite climax mode
it's an okay romp though
i forgot infinite climax is a difficulty setting. i mean whatever dumb thing it is where where all your attacks are op as fuck. it's good but in order ot make it special they locked away stuff like knockback and stun behind it meaning your bread and butters do jackshit and it totally messes the feeling of normal tier combat
it also sucks because the weapons are mostly more interesting than bayo 1
it also sucks because the weapons are mostly more interesting than bayo 1
This is insanity.
Bayo 2 is the game that looks like the most money Platinum's ever thrown on a screen. There is so much crazy visual shit that happens in it.
Basileus777
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The presentation is full of cost cutting measures, like those still image slide shows.
avengers23
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Wonderful 101 looks more expensive than Bayonetta 2.
Death Metalist
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Alex: I've been playing the game at home for a long while now and you know what? I've found the combat to be serviceable, if not, good even. It's a hell of a game and it definitely deserves a spot in the top 5 of the year.
Dan:
wat. I don't know about you but it was the most fun I've had with a game that year. The soundtrack is amazing as well. Man, Bayonetta 2 is such a joy and I appreciate how more colorful it is compared to the first game. I enjoyed Wonderful 101 a fuck ton as well but that game came out a year before Bayonetta 2 and we're strictly talking about 2014.
Fried Food
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I wasn't listening to an old beastcast and Dan was talking about when he reviewed Vanquish(I think?) at Gameinformer. He said, "I gave it a low score, a 7 or 7.5"
This is the thing everyone jokes about with review scores, and he just admitted to having been part of the problem, and with complete seriousness lol.
It's episode 103 around the 57 mark
This is the thing everyone jokes about with review scores, and he just admitted to having been part of the problem, and with complete seriousness lol.
It's episode 103 around the 57 mark
It's chill
Death Metalist
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Karspankey
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Man, this game looks so fucking pleasant. I'm so into it.
You discovered: Stone
Woke up from that chill game like
Spirit of Jazz
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Welcome friend.
Scrub League was great! I think the issue with bringing it back is the limited staff.
Twin Tails
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what are your thoughts on upf and how chill it is
The next generation has arrived, sorry that we left the thread a worse place than we found it.
Captain Fish
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All the CBSi people in other departments the west office and clip on ties in the east office.
Those chumps are too busy earning their salaries and having wives. Just like high falootin Jeremiah and Jeff Bakalar.
Liquid Shake
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It would be hilarious if they roped the marketing and sales suits into a scrub league.
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